Takajo Daiji, Forbes Thomas J, Aggarwal Sanjeev
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA.
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
Cardiol Young. 2020 Jul;30(7):1050-1051. doi: 10.1017/S1047951120001389. Epub 2020 Jun 5.
A 16-year-old Caucasian male was diagnosed with recurrent infective endocarditis associated with his second Melody valve placed inside a previously treated infected Melody valve. The replacement of Melody valve after the first infective endocarditis episode might increase the risk of the second episode of infective endocarditis.